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Hillary Clinton assails FBI's James Comey over timing of probe

Updated on: 31 October,2016 09:16 AM IST  | 
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Hillary Clinton yesterday assailed America’s top cop, FBI director James Comey, over the timing of relaunching a probe into her use of a private email server, saying the move just ahead of the presidential polls was “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling”

Hillary Clinton assails FBI's James Comey over timing of probe

Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton


Washington: Hillary Clinton yesterday assailed America’s top cop, FBI director James Comey, over the timing of relaunching a probe into her use of a private email server, saying the move just ahead of the presidential polls was “unprecedented” and “deeply troubling”. At an election rally, Clinton said: “It’s pretty strange to put something like that out with such little information right before an election. In fact, in fact, it’s not just strange. It’s unprecedented.”


FBI director James Comey. Pics/AFP
FBI director James Comey. Pics/AFP


“And it is deeply troubling because voters deserve get to full and complete facts,” she added as she called on Comey “to explain everything right away, put it all out on the table” and accused rival Donald Trump of “making up lies” about the development.

The blow, which comes in the final leg of the November 8 elections, had an emboldened Trump seize on to the reignited controversy. “You’re supposed to give your emails. It’s sad that it has taken so long. And now it’s reported that the DoJ was fighting the FBI because it is trying to protect Hillary,” Trump alleged.

During a rare press conference yesterday, Clinton said she is “confident” the new FBI probe will not change its original finding that she should not be prosecuted.

“The extraordinary letter was long on innuendo and short on facts that Director Comey sent yesterday to eight Republican committee chairs. Twenty-four hours after that letter was sent, we have no real explanation of why Director Comey decided to send that letter,” said Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta.

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